Soap receptacle



March 29, 1955 F H DURKEE 2,704,907

SOAP RECEPTACLE Filed June 4, 1954 f INVENTOR. Fszeoamcx HSDumfE ATTOQMEYS United States Patent O SOAP RECEPTACLE Frederick H. Durkee,Williamsport, Pa.

Application June 4, 1954, Serial No. 434,400

2 Claims. (Cl. 45-28) The present invention relates generally toreceptacles and specically to a receptacle for bars of soap such as areused in bathtubs and the like.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a receptaclefor soap to attach to a bathtub for dispensing bars of soap as needed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a soap dispenserwhich stores at least one other cake of soap besides the one being usedand which readily dispenses the extra cake or bar of soap into the handor tray by a simple movable wall easily moved by a iingertip.

A further object of the present invention is to provide such a dispenserthat shows through its front wall the presence of a bar of soap in thestorage portion of the dispenser.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide acombination soap tray with drains for permitting a bar of soap to drainand dry and a box portion where other bars of soap may be kept free ofany contact with water in the tray or on the bar of soap being useduntil it is needed.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a soapdispenser having a tray portion and a box portion joined integrally andone which may be easily and economically constructed on plastic formingpresses or on other machinery for moulding or casting in plastics, lightmetals, or other formable materials.

These objects and still other objects and advantages of the presentinvention will be readily apparent on consideration of the followingdescription and from the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a view in perspective of the present invention showing itsgeneral form and construction in a preferred embodiment.

Figure 2 is a side view in cross section as seen on line 2-2 of Figure 1and,

Figure 3 is a top view in cross section taken on line 3-3 of Figure l.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing, in which like numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several views, the invention is seento consist of an upstanding: container portion having a rear wall 11,side walls 12 and 13, and a bottom wall 14. The bottom wall 14 isextended forwardly beyond the sidewalls and extensions 12' and 13' onthe lower parts of the side walls are extended along the bottom wall,and the bottom wall is curved upwardly at its forward end to dene afront wall 15, whereby a tray portion 16 is provided.

The tray portion 16 is separated from the container portion 10 by aforwardly sloping partition wall 18 at the lower end of the portion 10.The inner faces 19 and 21 of the side walls 12 and 13 are formed withvertically disposed grooves 22 and 23, respectively, which extend fromthe top end of the portion 10 to the partition wall and are positionedalong the edges of the side walls remote from the rear wall 11. A panel24 is slidable in the grooves and is normally held by gravity in theclosed position but may be raised by a fingertip or fingernail insertedin the indentation 25 which may be a formalized arrow design or otherrecess. A bar of soap in the portion 10 will slide into the tray portionwhen the panel 24 is raised.

The tray portion 16 is formed with drain holes 26 to help keep the onebar of soap dry and in usable condition, and hooks 27 and 28 areprovided on the rear walt for hooking over the upper edge of a bathtub.

lt is to be considered that the hooks 27 and 28 may be omitted ifdesired, and the receptacle may be fixed to the wall of a bathroom orlavatory by screws or other means. It is seen that the front wall willnormally be in closed position as the result of gravity, and that its tin the grooves should be loose enough to permit free sliding.

The top end of the container portion 10 may be closed if desired, butthe normal storing of soap preferably is in the open so that it retainsor acquires added dryness, while the front, sides and rear walls of thepresent invention protect it from casual splashing as it is held ininstant readiness for use.

While a single embodiment of the present invention has been hereillustrated and described, other embodiments are contemplated and manychanges and modifications of the present invention may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope thereof, as more particularly setforth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a soap receptacle, a vertical container portion having a backwall, sidewalls projecting forwardly from said back wall, said sidewallshaving free forward edges, and a tray portion comprising a downwardextension on said back wall, downward and forward extensions on saidsidewalls, said sidewall extensions projecting forwardly beyond the freeedges of the sidewalls, a bottom wall extending forwardly from the backwall extension along the sidewall extensions, said bottom wall having aforward end, a front wall on the forward end of the bottom wall, apartition wall closing the lower end of said container portion andspaced upwardly from said bottom wall, said partition wall slopingdownwardly and forwardly from the back wall, and a vertical panelpositioned above said partition wall and movably connected to the sidewalls.

2. In a soap receptacle, a vertical container portion having a backwall, sidewalls projecting forwardly from said back wall, said sidewallshaving free forward edges, and a tray portion comprising a downwardextension on said back wall, downward and forward extensions on saidsidewalls, said sidewall extensions projecting forwardly beyond the freeedges of the sidewalls, a bottom wall extending forwardly from the backwall extension along the sidewall extensions, said bottom wall having aforward end, a front wall on the forward end of the bottom wall, and apartition wall closing the lower end of said container portion andspaced upwardly from said bottom wall, said partition wall decliningforwardly from said back wall, vertical grooves on said sidewallsadjacent to their free edges, and a vertical panel slidably engaged inthe grooves.

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